Toth. Alex - Rip Hunter, Time Master, issue 6, page 4 (Jan 1962)
Artist: Alex Toth (All)
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DescriptionTwo spectacular Alex Toth pages (unfortunately not sequential) from issue 6 of DC’s Rip Hunter - Time Master (this one page 4), which saw publication in January of 1962.Alex Toth needs no introductions here; he produced a unique, singular, and broad body of work in comic books after starting his career as a freelancer for Famous Funnies in 1945. He’s been referred to by other artists of the time as ‘a genius’ (Irwin Hansen), as someone who ‘at the age of 16 or 17, was doing things far in advance of what [others] were doing' (Joe Kubert) and ‘at 21 or 22, I think, the best artist in the entire business' (Gil Kane). Talk about having the respect of your peers. Along the way, he would illustrate the comic movie adaptation for George Pal’s ‘The Time Machine’, published by Dell Comics and released in March 1960. His work on that seems to have had some influence on DC selecting him for art duties on Rip Hunter - Time Master, the first issue of which hit the stands in April of 1961. Rip Hunter featured an ordinary guy (well, he is a genius and knows fighting styles culled from across time) who travels through time in the appropriately named Time Sphere. And he does so with his friend Jeff Smith, his girlfriend Bonnie Baxter, and Bonnie's kid brother Corky (how 1960’s does that name sound?). The series ran for 29 issues between 1961 and 1965 and was filled with adventure and fun. What more could a comic reader in the early 1960’s ask for? Social/Sharing |
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E DLS 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 2/27/2022
Master is right. That middle panel is a gem, but the entire page is masterful.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 2/27/2022
Holy mackerel! This page is even more detail oriented than the other one! And yet, despite athe abundance of detail, everything is perfectly clear. Just wonderful! If you look at only the bottom tier alone, it could easily be mistaken for a Terry and the Pirates daily. Well done, Chris!
Chris K.
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 2/27/2022
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
Holy mackerel! This page is even more detail oriented than the other one! And yet, despite athe abundance of detail, everything is perfectly clear. Just wonderful! If you look at only the bottom tier alone, it could easily be mistaken for a Terry and the Pirates daily. Well done, Chris!
Ruben - your comment about that bottom tier is spot-on; in fact, the last panel is one of my favortie components of the page. It's impact is the direct result of the detail Toth was putting into every panel before it.
Mark Howland
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 2/27/2022
Toth's clarity - despite the busy nature of the panels - is mind-blowing. And as for that last panel, no one was better than Toth at outlining characters and focusing the eye with blacks.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 2/28/2022
Very nice middle panel where the pursuers are stopped by Toth's signature wall of sounds. The entire page places you in time and place with precision and detail like a textbook history lesson.
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 2/28/2022
Terrific page! Wonderful storytelling with amazing scenes in every panel
kent mansley
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 2/28/2022
Wow! This is a classic example of why Toth was one of the best. Huge congrats!
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 2/28/2022
It's an exceptional page. I love the plethora of details, the strong Milton Caniff influence, and yes, how he uses those silhouettes in the final panel as a kind of smaller payoff to the big action that came before it. Cheers!
Mark Tomlinson
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 2/28/2022
This piece shows why Toth is the greatest artist in comics! Every panel is perfect. Congrats Chris on adding such a great piece to your collection!
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